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These are usually called "near field probes". You can easily make a basic one yourself with a piece of thin coax [1]. As leoedin mentions, they are useless wit
by avian 7y ago
These are usually called "near field probes". You can easily make a basic one yourself with a piece of thin coax [1].
As leoedin mentions, they are useless without some instrument to attach them to. Ideally a $100k+ spectrum analyzer, but you can sometimes get some basic readings out of them also with just a cheap oscilloscope + a RF detector [2].
[1] http://www.emcesd.com/tt120100.htm http://www.emcesd.com/tt120100.htm
[2] https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32747667435.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32747667435.html
- yummypaint 7y agoPerhaps they could be used with an rtl-sdr device?
- peter_d_sherman 7y ago"You can easily make a basic one yourself with a piece of thin coax [1]." Fascinating! Did not know this! But in thinking about it, if all of these near field probes are actually small antennas of various characteristics, then technically coax would be an antenna, also... no?